Alphalipothrixvirus

Alphalipothrixvirus is a genus of viruses in the family Lipothrixviridae. Archaea serve as natural hosts. The genus contains two species.^[1][2]

Alphalipothrixvirus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Adnaviria
Kingdom:	Zilligvirae
Phylum:	Taleaviricota
Class:	Tokiviricetes
Order:	Ligamenvirales
Family:	Lipothrixviridae
Genus:	Alphalipothrixvirus
Species
Alphalipothrixvirus beppuense Alphalipothrixvirus umijigokuense
Synonyms
beppuense: Alphalipothrixvirus SFV1 - Species Name ICTV 2019-2022 Sulfolobus filamentous virus 1 - Virus Name SFV1 - Name abbr umijigokuense: Alphalipothrixvirus SBFV2 - Species Name ICTV 2019-2022 Sulfolobales Beppu filamentous virus 2 - Virus Name SBFV2 - Name abbr

Taxonomy

The following two species are assigned to the genus^[2]

• Alphalipothrixvirus umijigokuense (formerly A. SBFV2)^[3]
• Alphalipothrixvirus beppuense (formerly A. SFV1)^[4]

Structure

Genus	Structure	Symmetry	Capsid	Genomic arrangement	Genomic segmentation
Alphalipothrixvirus	Filamentous	Helical	Enveloped	Linear	Monopartite

Life cycle

Genus	Host details	Tissue tropism	Entry details	Release details	Replication site	Assembly site	Transmission
Alphalipothrixvirus	Archaea: Saccharolobus	None	Injection	Unknown	Cytoplasm	Cytoplasm	Passive diffusion